Painted Lancehead

Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	40–50%
2	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
3	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	0–10%
4	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Painted Lancehead in Iguazú National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Painted Lancehead sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Painted Lancehead in Iguazú National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Painted Lancehead in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.